On 19 May 2009 18:48:43 GMT, Default User wrote:
> Victor Sack wrote:
>
>> > wrote:
>>
>>> Sorry, off topic but I don't want google as my newsgroup server.
>>> Used to be in days gone by, I could just click on a newsgroup and
>>> subscribe. Google has way too much spam and I really don't like the
>>> format! e.
>>
>> <http://news.individual.net/> is probably the best maintained
>> newsserver of them all and, on top of that, it filters out much of
>> the spam.
>
> I can second that. NIN is very reliable and does a good job of spam
> control. It is low-cost, although some people find the setup for paying
> to be a bother.
>
>> You will need a newsreader, too. Take a look around
>> <http://www.newsreaders.com/win/clients.html> since your platform is
>> Windows. Dialog (which I use whenever I am unfortunate enough to have
>> to use a Windows machine), Gravity, Xnews, and Agent are good enough
>> newsreaders, considering the platform. To do yourself and others a
>> favour, consider using a newsreader with a GNKSA Seal of Approval:
>> <http://www.newsreaders.com/gnksa/>.
>
> That's a little too restrictive in my book. You should at least read
> the GNKSA report and see what deficiencies a newsreader has.
>
> Brian
their evaluation page
<http://www.newsreaders.com/gnksa/gnksa-evaluations.html>
....seems a little dated. it says it was last updated in 1992, and 40tude
dialog is not mentioned at all.
your pal,
blake